"Don't let go"

39-corsages and romantic gestures

Jugheads Point Of view-

When I woke up this morning in the middle of the floor Betty was gone, but there was a text on my phone from her explaining where she was.

Baby girl💏
Apparently we need all day to get ready for prom? I'll see you tonight

No doubt Cheryl has her up the wall, Cheryl has been acting like this prom is her wedding, as she says "everything has to be perfect."

I just sat and contemplated what to do with myself, it was 1:30 and I didn't need to get ready until 7:00pm. I could go and get food. I could shower. I could study, but then again I've studied every night for hours on end and if I see one more text book I think I might have to die again. So as anyone would I went to the bar for a few drinks with fangs and sweet pea before prom.

"Who are you going to the dance with fangs?" I asked once I was comfortably seated in the safety of the back room, the same one from the night I pummelled that ass hole Andrews, the night "I died."

"It's not a dance jonsie! It's prom, and I'm going with Kevin" he blushed and I rolled my eyes and laughed looking over to sweet pea.

"What about you? Still with Ronnie?" I asked and he nodded still swigging his beer.

"Yeah she made me buy her every colour of corsage because her dress is a surprise and if it doesn't match she won't be able to show her face" sweet pea mocked.

"You going with Betty?" Sweet pea asked slowly as if it would offend me.

"That's the plan, but not like together, like friends" I shrugged him off.

"Dude, you two are not friends the way you look at each other, your each other's soul mates, I know you don't really know what to do in this situation, Betty being your first girlfriend and all, but fight for her man. Right now your just letting her make her own decisions and she hasn't got a clear head, obviously" fangs chipped in.

For someone who has never actually had a real relationship in his life, he does make a pretty good point.

So my brain started to spark and I thought of the greatest romantic gesture.

"There's something I gotta do!" I said leaving the boys and the bar immediately.

I called Cheryl and she answered straight away.

"Prom is in three hours right?" I asked her.

"Yeah I'm getting my makeup done as we speak?" Cheryl replied.

"Well, I need you to do me a favour" I asked her and I heard the eye roll.

"What?" She asked now more intrigued.

"I need you to get Betty back to the trailer an hour before prom okay?" I asked her.

"Tell me more" she squealed.

"Not right now there's something I gotta do first" I said and hung up the phone before she could argue, if im not careful she will sit and chat my ear off until the end of summer.

Straight after ward I dashed to the jewellery shop that is just a few blocks away from Cheryl's house, in the rich part of Riverdale. It would cost a pretty penny but I check it's still there every so often because it reminds me of baby girl so much.

Betty's Point Of View-

"Why are we going back to the trailer, we have to be there in an hour?" I complained but Cheryl Toni and Ronnie continued to push me through the door.

"I told you B, I have to go and get sweet pea in a tux and he lives four trailers over I'll meet you back here" Ronnie said dashing out of the door.

"And my grandpa wants to see me and Cheryl in our dresses and get pictures before we go, just wait here 20 minutes at the most" Toni said pulling Cheryl out of the door.

"Jug you ready?" I shouted going into the dark corridor to see if he was in the room, of course he was.

"I have a surprise for you!" He grinned when he saw me.

"Me too, but yours is for your birthday" I smiled at him, I couldn't help but notice him looking me up and down.

"And it's all I could get last minute okay?" I said pointing out the dress. Nothing extravagant like Ronnies and Cheryl's just a black long tule skirt with a very plunging neckline, finished off with a pair of Cheryl's black stilettos.

"No you look perfect" he breathed and if I wasn't wearing so much makeup you would be able to see the red in my cheeks.

"Turn around" he ordered and I did, facing the door I felt him come towards me.

"I'm taking my crown next week, so you should have yours" he said and I felt him move my freshly curled hair to one side and the cool metal of a necklace clip around my neck.

My hands flew up to touch in and when I looked down it was a tiny crown, one just like Jugheads beanie, on a thin chain.

"It should be me doing something like this for you!" I almost cried throwing my arms around his neck and pulling him in close and tight. His head dropped into my neck so I could feel his breath tingle on it, his hand wrapped around my waist pulling me in closer.

Before I could even stop myself I was leaning back to look him in the face.

"We okay baby girl?" He asked me and I ran by hands along his shoulders.

"If you'll have me..." I started but his eyes were flickering to my lips distracting me.

Before I knew it I was on my tippy toes slathering my sticky lip gloss all over his lips. His wandering hands crinkling my dress but I didn't even care.

I pulled away and cleared my throat.

"I've missed that!" He almost shouted and I laughed.

"Oh my god so have I"  I laughed hugging him tightly.

"One more thing" he said pulling me back and handing me a small see through box.

"You got me a corsage!" I giggled looking at the white flowers with a silver sparkly strap.

He put it on me and fixed my hair, from where his hands had been earlier.

"15 minutes bitches let's go" I heard Cheryl shout from some where in the trailer and I grabbed Jugheads hand and pulled him out of the room.

Cheryl winked at me and I walked out of the door and stopped Jughead.

"Wipe your mouth lover boy, you are not ruining my prom photos" she warned and Jughead licked his lips and winked at me.

Prom with my favourite dork.